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  • : Seattle
  • : 37
  • : Liberal
  • : Democrat
  • : http://www.carmalt.com
  • : M.A., Philosophy UCLA 1996 MFA, Film, UCLA 1999 J.D., Yale, 2003

Latest Posts

  • Obama Spiritual Support Network

    Forgive my appearance--I've been feeling a little under the weather.  But today on MyObama, I was invited to participate in this event.  I won't make any comments about it (at least not in the blogpost body), but you can take...more »

    Posted on May 1, 2008 8:42 PM

  • Clinton and Obama Both Lead McCain in Pledged Delegates

    In case people out there are worried about the effects that the long democratic primary will have on the Democratic candidate in the General Election, it's worth remembering that both democrats lead McCain in pledged delegates.According to CNN, Obama has...more »

    Posted on April 22, 2008 9:40 PM

  • Obama Raises $10,000,000,000,000 so far in April!

    David Plouffe, Obama's campaign manager, just announced that so far in April Obama's raised $10,000,000,000,000.Yes, that's right: an unbelievable TEN TRILLION DOLLARS!!!Obama has vowed that he will only spend one trillion dollars on his presidential campaign, and that if he...more »

    Posted on April 21, 2008 1:49 AM

  • This CAN'T be good...

    So here I am, Ben Hocking, your favorite Comp Sci professor who likes to blog on TPM.  You've seen me.  You know me.  Right?Wrong.  I'm actually the little baby that runs the Troll-a-thon.Turns out that, with the new TPM layout,...more »

    Posted on April 18, 2008 8:48 PM

  • TPMCafe Troll-a-thon: Day Five...

    ...is canceled due to lack of interest and lack of recommendations.Now I won't be able to give away that 2008 Toyota Prius.You have only yourselves to blame....more »

    Posted on April 18, 2008 12:30 AM

  • TPMCafe Troll-a-thon Day Four: Obama Nation

    Day Three of the Troll-a-thon, though the least well-recommended, was by far the greatest experiment in trolling so far this year.  In case you missed it, trolls were asked to weigh in on the 1908 general election competition between William...more »

    Posted on April 17, 2008 12:11 AM

  • TPMCafe Troll-a-thon Day Three: A Troll down Memory Lane

    Desidero took an early lead in Day Two of the Troll-a-thon, and despite a number of good efforts, no one was able to catch up.  Not even Billy Glad's complaint about the echo chamber could change the fact that the...more »

    Posted on April 16, 2008 12:07 AM

  • Inaugural TPMCafe Troll-a-thon: Day Two - The Culture Wars

    Congratulations to all you first-timer trolls out there.  We had some stellar performances yesterday.  Notable mentions include Blue Orb, for excellence in concern trolling, multiple identical posting, and links to right-wing websites.  Kudos to elliotness, for multiple changes of his...more »

    Posted on April 15, 2008 12:34 AM

  • First Annual TPMCafe Troll-a-thon: Day One

    Welcome to TPMCafe's First Annual Troll-a-thon.  Every day this week, we'll post a new topic for trolling.  Scores will be awarded by our three-judge panel: Gotalife (representing trolls), FlyOnTheWall (representing pundits), and of course, TrollCritic 3000 (representing Troll Critics everywhere).To...more »

    Posted on April 14, 2008 12:20 AM

  • Howard Dean, the Clintons, Lanny Davis and Reverend Wright

    In the interests of finishing what RIPWellstone started, here is the rest of...more »

    Posted on April 10, 2008 11:44 PM

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Latest Comments

  • She is hoping that something between May & June about Obama will help her take over and become the winner.

    Wow. With a strategy like that, it's amazing she's not already the nominee.

    Oops...the Unity Baby isn't supposed to say things like that. Bad Unity Baby, bad!

    Posted at May 12, 2008 8:51 PM in response to why hillary hasn't left the race yet.........

  • Sorry, Belle--ill didn't write this. He's posting comments from a lunatic-fringe pro-Hillary website called HillaryIs44.org . He's showing us how crazy these people are.

    Posted at May 12, 2008 8:44 PM in response to “Onward To West Virginia” - H=44 - May 6, 2008 - Pt 2

  • Whatever it is, it's got to be part cannibal.

    Posted at May 12, 2008 8:12 PM in response to “Onward To West Virginia” - H=44 - May 6, 2008 - Pt 2

  • "Hillary is 44" is a somewhat presumptuous slogan that refers to her status as the 44th President of the United States.

    And I think ill's point is to show how freaking crazy those people are.

    Posted at May 12, 2008 7:40 PM in response to “Onward To West Virginia” - H=44 - May 6, 2008 - Pt 5/6

  • Unity Baby quote of the day:

    Democracy at its finest is when it is played fairly with no personal vendettas

    Posted at May 12, 2008 7:35 PM in response to “Onward To West Virginia” - H=44 - May 6, 2008 - Pt 5/6

  • Is this a test to see how many predictions you can be wrong about in four sentences?

    Posted at May 12, 2008 3:59 PM in response to AFSCME Official Vows To Put "Real Money" Into Hillary Ads In Remaining States

  • It could be a 100% win and it wouldn't change the fact that HRC has lost.

    Posted at May 12, 2008 3:55 PM in response to Obama's WV Strategy?

  • I think Democrates should join with Aristophanes, Zeno and all the ancient Greeks, and vote for Obama!

    Posted at May 12, 2008 3:53 PM in response to What will West Virginia Democrates do????

  • Speaking of 1917 income taxes, when is John McCain going to release his tax returns from 1917?? In fact, when will he release his tax returns from the whole 1900-1935 time frame? Is he trying to hide something??

    Posted at May 12, 2008 3:49 PM in response to 1917 Income Taxes

  • Okay, so that kinda made me throw up a little bit in my mouth too.

    Posted at May 12, 2008 3:45 PM in response to Yes, We Can!

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